Branch v. State

347 So.2d 957 (1977)

Jimmie Lee BRANCH

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 49730.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 6, 1977.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing July 13, 1977.

Charles O. Jones, Barry W. Gilmer (Appeal only), Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen. by Catherine Walker Underwood, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before GILLESPIE, INZER and WALKER, JJ.

WALKER, Justice, for the Court:

Jimmie Lee Branch was accused of raping an adult female citizen of the City of Jackson on the night of March 12, 1975. The victim testified that a man had entered her bedroom while she was asleep,…